Maryland HB 1398: State Boat Act - Solar Reflective Lights on Buoys - Requirement

Status: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation (as of 2018-03-16)

State: Maryland · Session: 2018 · Bill: HB 1398

Subjects: Natural Resources - Generally, Alternative Energy Sources, Boats and Ships, Safety

Sponsors: Metzgar, Afzali, Aumann, Bromwell, Brooks, Folden, Hornberger, Impallaria, Jalisi, Lafferty, Lisanti, McComas, P. Young, Reilly, S. Howard

Bill Text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb1398*

HOUSE BILL 1398
M1 8lr1598

By: Delegates Metzgar, Afzali, Aumann, Bromwell, Brooks, Folden, Hornberger,
S. Howard, Impallaria, Jalisi, Lafferty, Lisanti, McComas, Reilly, and
P. Young
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2018
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Boat Act – Solar Reflective Lights on Buoys – Requirement 2

FOR the purpose of requiring that, beginning on a certain date, all buoys in the navigable 3
waters of the State be equipped with solar reflective lights; and generally relating to 4
boater safety and the State Boat Act. 5

BY adding to 6
Article – Natural Resources 7
Section 8–745 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2012 Replacement Volume and 2017 Supplement) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

Article – Natural Resources 13

8–745. 14

BEGINNING JULY 1, 2018, ALL BUOYS IN THE NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE 15
STATE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH SOLAR REFLECTIVE LIGHTS. 16

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
1, 2018. 18

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